STAMFORD -- Four underage girls brought to Stamford from out of state to work as prostitutes over Super Bowl weekend were rescued during a joint operation with Stamford police, State Police and the FBI over the weekend.

As well as recovering the girls ages 14 to 17, the three agencies working together on an operation called Recovered Innocence, made nine prostitution arrests in Stamford Friday and Saturday.

The sting resulted in the arrests of Tara Pinnock, 23, of Albany, N.Y., Niaria Campbell, 18 of Taunton, Mass, and Suzette Dubois, age unknown, of Pomona, N.Y., on Friday; each is charged with one count of prostitution, according to a release by state police Lt. J. Paul Vance.

On the same day at the Hampton Inn on Mill River Road, police arrested Justin Torbino, 20, of New York, N.Y., and Enrique Batista, 34, of the Bronx, N.Y., charged each with promoting prostitution and risk of injury to a minor.

The two, who told officials they were plumbers working for a Manhattan plumbing company, were arraigned at state Superior Court in Stamford Monday.

Torbino was ordered held in lieu of $75,000 bond; Batista was held in lieu of a $100,000 bond. The two are to return to court Monday. No pleas were made on their behalf Monday.

Curtin said DCF is working to figure out the situations that the girls came from in hopes of determining where they will go next and to see if they have a safe environment to return to.

"The pimps are assuming these big events have a demand and they are looking to supply that demand," Curtin said. "On any given day, trained investigators know what to look for."

Curtin said the investigation concentrated on multiple hotels in Stamford.

The FBI said 16 juveniles were recovered in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey and more than 45 pimps and their associates were arrested, some saying they traveled to New Jersey for the purpose of prostituting women and children for the Super Bowl.

"High-profile special events, which draw large crowds, have become lucrative opportunities for child prostitution criminal enterprises," said Ron Hosko, assistant director of the FBI's Criminal Investigative Division. "The FBI and our partners remain committed to stopping this cycle of victimization and putting those who try to profit from this type of criminal activity behind bars."

The FBI's Super Bowl operation efforts are part of the Innocence Lost National Initiative that was established in 2003 by the FBI's Criminal Investigative Division, in partnership with the Department of Justice and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to address the growing problem of child prostitution, the release said.

"There is no place in a civilized society for human trafficking, but the sad reality is that underage prostitution exists and passes through every main street in America," stated Special Agent in Charge, Patricia Ferrick, head of the New Haven Division of the FBI. "I have dedicated agents who work diligently with our law enforcement partners to locate and identify underage prostitutes and facilitate their return to safer and healthier environments. First and foremost, our mission is to rescue these kids."